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JERUSALEM (AP) — The head of surgery at Gaza’s largest and most advanced hospital held up his phone Saturday to the hammering of gunfire and artillery shelling. “Listen,” said Dr. Marwan Abu Sada as fighting raged around Shifa Hospital.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What does the civilian:soldier death ratio need to be in order for it to be considered a 'legitimate military target'?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Honestly? As terrible as it sounds, it can be almost arbitrarily high if you look at the Geneva convention.

For example, a hospital can be targeted after nothing more than a warning if the hospital isn't used for humanitarian purposes only. There is no minimum duration specified between the warning and the attack.

Not that the Geneva conventions are a guide for morality. They solely limit the maximum of cruelty during war.